OT — Article: “10 Reasons to Skip Expensive Colleges”

[njtosd]

[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]My parents sent me to a private university in the state of NY and my tuition was roughly 19K a year (1994-1998). Room and board was reasonable because of location (senior year off campus house was 1200 for each semester Aug-Dec and Jan-May)

I would say that I got minimal value out of school. If anything, I learned street smarts over book smarts. Most of the tools I have today are from post collegiate studies. I cant wait to see what some of these schools cost when our daughter is nearing 18. I will be looking to relocate to a state with good state schools that are on the lower end of the tuition scale.[/quote]

Wait, don’t you live in California (judging from your screen name)? The state schools here are about the best for the price . . . UC tuition plus room and board this year was 29,000. Don’t know about CSU.

[BoomerAang]

Why not have them take cc classes during high school? One or two classes during the summer since if they’ve got nothing else to do. Finding summer time work isn’t easy anymore. By the time they graduate high school, they can knock off a year of college. If they are gung-ho about things, they can graduate high school with an associates already.

[BoomerAang]

Why not have them take cc classes during high school? One or two classes during the summer since if they’ve got nothing else to do. Finding summer time work isn’t easy anymore. By the time they graduate high school, they can knock off a year of college. If they are gung-ho about things, they can graduate high school with an associates already.

[BoomerAang]

Why not have them take cc classes during high school? One or two classes during the summer since if they’ve got nothing else to do. Finding summer time work isn’t easy anymore. By the time they graduate high school, they can knock off a year of college. If they are gung-ho about things, they can graduate high school with an associates already.

[BoomerAang]

Why not have them take cc classes during high school? One or two classes during the summer since if they’ve got nothing else to do. Finding summer time work isn’t easy anymore. By the time they graduate high school, they can knock off a year of college. If they are gung-ho about things, they can graduate high school with an associates already.

[BoomerAang]

Why not have them take cc classes during high school? One or two classes during the summer since if they’ve got nothing else to do. Finding summer time work isn’t easy anymore. By the time they graduate high school, they can knock off a year of college. If they are gung-ho about things, they can graduate high school with an associates already.

[scaredyclassic]

That’s how I see the ap classes. Hs kind of kills the whole day, add in an after school activity there’s no time to get to a cc for another class. I guess summer school is possible but it’s good to break. Could just drop out and go directly to cc. But I like the idea of being contained w peers.

There are so many mistakes to make in life. A delay of 4-5 years on the education track seems kind of minimal. It’s so scary to watch offspring make their way.

What I’d really like him to do is open a small swimming school at our house. He’s so patient and loves instructing people. And swims so beautifully. Swim class is expensive.

[scaredyclassic]

That’s how I see the ap classes. Hs kind of kills the whole day, add in an after school activity there’s no time to get to a cc for another class. I guess summer school is possible but it’s good to break. Could just drop out and go directly to cc. But I like the idea of being contained w peers.

There are so many mistakes to make in life. A delay of 4-5 years on the education track seems kind of minimal. It’s so scary to watch offspring make their way.

What I’d really like him to do is open a small swimming school at our house. He’s so patient and loves instructing people. And swims so beautifully. Swim class is expensive.

[scaredyclassic]

That’s how I see the ap classes. Hs kind of kills the whole day, add in an after school activity there’s no time to get to a cc for another class. I guess summer school is possible but it’s good to break. Could just drop out and go directly to cc. But I like the idea of being contained w peers.

There are so many mistakes to make in life. A delay of 4-5 years on the education track seems kind of minimal. It’s so scary to watch offspring make their way.

What I’d really like him to do is open a small swimming school at our house. He’s so patient and loves instructing people. And swims so beautifully. Swim class is expensive.

[scaredyclassic]

That’s how I see the ap classes. Hs kind of kills the whole day, add in an after school activity there’s no time to get to a cc for another class. I guess summer school is possible but it’s good to break. Could just drop out and go directly to cc. But I like the idea of being contained w peers.

There are so many mistakes to make in life. A delay of 4-5 years on the education track seems kind of minimal. It’s so scary to watch offspring make their way.

What I’d really like him to do is open a small swimming school at our house. He’s so patient and loves instructing people. And swims so beautifully. Swim class is expensive.

[scaredyclassic]

That’s how I see the ap classes. Hs kind of kills the whole day, add in an after school activity there’s no time to get to a cc for another class. I guess summer school is possible but it’s good to break. Could just drop out and go directly to cc. But I like the idea of being contained w peers.

There are so many mistakes to make in life. A delay of 4-5 years on the education track seems kind of minimal. It’s so scary to watch offspring make their way.

What I’d really like him to do is open a small swimming school at our house. He’s so patient and loves instructing people. And swims so beautifully. Swim class is expensive.

[desmond]

Here is my take, I sent my two kids to private schools, Baylor and TCU, they are expensive, not Harvard expensive, but expensive. The majority of the kids going to those schools are highly motivated with highly motivated parents, the faculty is motivated, the whole school is motivated. That is the environment that we wanted for our kids and it has worked. My son graduated in 4 years, had a job in sales in his field, lined it up before he graduated, he has worked for a year now and is the #3 salesperson in CA. for his firm. He is totally on his own and was able to save almost $20k in his first year. My daughter will graduated next spring, in four years. Surround your kids with achievers the best you can.

[desmond]

Here is my take, I sent my two kids to private schools, Baylor and TCU, they are expensive, not Harvard expensive, but expensive. The majority of the kids going to those schools are highly motivated with highly motivated parents, the faculty is motivated, the whole school is motivated. That is the environment that we wanted for our kids and it has worked. My son graduated in 4 years, had a job in sales in his field, lined it up before he graduated, he has worked for a year now and is the #3 salesperson in CA. for his firm. He is totally on his own and was able to save almost $20k in his first year. My daughter will graduated next spring, in four years. Surround your kids with achievers the best you can.

[desmond]

Here is my take, I sent my two kids to private schools, Baylor and TCU, they are expensive, not Harvard expensive, but expensive. The majority of the kids going to those schools are highly motivated with highly motivated parents, the faculty is motivated, the whole school is motivated. That is the environment that we wanted for our kids and it has worked. My son graduated in 4 years, had a job in sales in his field, lined it up before he graduated, he has worked for a year now and is the #3 salesperson in CA. for his firm. He is totally on his own and was able to save almost $20k in his first year. My daughter will graduated next spring, in four years. Surround your kids with achievers the best you can.

[desmond]

Here is my take, I sent my two kids to private schools, Baylor and TCU, they are expensive, not Harvard expensive, but expensive. The majority of the kids going to those schools are highly motivated with highly motivated parents, the faculty is motivated, the whole school is motivated. That is the environment that we wanted for our kids and it has worked. My son graduated in 4 years, had a job in sales in his field, lined it up before he graduated, he has worked for a year now and is the #3 salesperson in CA. for his firm. He is totally on his own and was able to save almost $20k in his first year. My daughter will graduated next spring, in four years. Surround your kids with achievers the best you can.

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